This is because he who believes in the outward forms of the religious laws must inevitably find division between them; whereas he who believes in the inward [realities] of the religious laws and rejects belief in their outward forms will never find division.

The Almighty pointed to this meaning in Surah Al-Baqarah, saying: {And when it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah has revealed," they say, "We believe [only] in what was revealed to us." And they disbelieve in what is beyond it, while it is the truth confirming that which is with them} (Al-Baqarah: 91).

He has informed us about their disagreement and His guidance for those who believed in Surah Al-Baqarah, saying: {Mankind was [of] one religion [before their deviation]; then Allah sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and warners and sent down with them the Scripture in truth to judge between the people concerning that in which they differed. And none differed over the Scripture except those who were given it—after the clear proofs came to them—out of jealous animosity among themselves. And Allah guided those who believed to the truth concerning that over which they had differed, by His permission. And Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path} (Al-Baqarah: 213).

Similar to it is the saying of the Almighty in Surah Al-Ma'idah: {Say, "O People of the Scripture, you are [standing] on nothing until you uphold the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to you from your Lord"} (Al-Ma'idah: 68). This noble verse confirms that His intent—